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Old 05-23-2004, 09:15 AM
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Captain Morgan
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I have a question. Doesn't it require faith to believe the results of experiments and research of scientists to be accurate? There are so many things I assume to be true although I've never observed them for myself. The study of the history of the world is based completely on assumption that what has been written actually took place. Being impossible to go back in time and observe these events for myself, I am required to rely on assumption if I'm going to believe it to be true. Wouldn't this be faith: believing in something I haven't witnessed or observed for myself? I conclude that almost everything I think I know began with some basic assumptions. It would be impossible for me to literally verify everything for myself.

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